Argumentative Essay On The Wheelchair

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The Wheelchair When my dad was eighteen years old he went into the military, and was stationed overseas in Europe. One night, after having a few drinks with his friends and his commanding officer, he had to drive his commanding officer back to the base because he was not in a fit state to drive. It was late at night, very dark, and my dad didn’t really know where he was going. This resulted in my dad driving, and his commanding officer giving him directions. My dad was not 100% confident in his directions, but it was his commanding officer and you do what they say to do, when they say to do it. The man gave him a wrong direction, and it ended with them both toppling over a cliff and flipping the vehicle multiple times. Initially my Dad only …show more content…

Although I wasn’t even alive when he sustained his injury, his disability had a major impact my life. When I was born my dad had been in his wheelchair for about four years, and he had trouble taking care of himself let alone a newborn. My mom worked a full time job, and went to school, while my dad stayed home and was on disability. That left my dad, who could barely take care of himself, as my primary care giver. It was just me and him at the house for about ten hours a day. This sounds a little more scary than it actually was. My mom and dad knew this was going to be their way of life, and thanks to savings my Mom was able to stay home for the first six months of my life. During this time they remodelled and set the whole house up, as best they could, so that my dad could take care of me; change my diapers, make me food etc. Though my dad made me food, and changed my diapers, it was physically difficult for him to get off of the couch. This meant, as I got a little bigger, I had I had to get the food and diapers and bring them to the couch where he was so that he could cook my food in the microwave or so he could change my diaper. The fact that I had to retrieve my own basic necessities, caused me not only to walk before I was one, it also caused me to learn a sense of responsibility before I even knew what it

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